About 20,000 people are expected to attend the U.S. Women's Open today. News 8 spoke with the championship director about how the crews are going to handle the crowds.

About 20,000 people are expected to attend the U.S. Women's Open today. News 8 spoke with the championship director about how the crews are going to handle the crowds.

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Updated: 7:42 AM EDT Jul 11, 2015

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WEBVTT KATELYN SMITH LIVE FOR US THERE THIS MORNING. GOOD MORNING! REPORTER: GOOD MORNING! WE WENT FROM 156 PLAYERS AT THE BEGINNING OF ALL OF THIS DOWN TO JUST 63 FOR TODAY. MANY MORE PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED OUT. THEY ARE EXPECTING 20,000 PEOPLE. WE ARE JOINED THIS MORNING LIVE BY THE DIRECT ORR OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP HERE TO TELL US HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HANDLE ALL OF THOSE CROWDS? I THINK WE DID PRETTY WELL YESTERDAY. WE'RE PLEASED WITH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH ALL OF OUR TRAFFIC CONTROL PEOPLE AND PARKING LOCATIONS. WE REALLY ENCOURAGE BOTH LOTS ARE OPEN FULL THIS MORNING. IF YOU ARE CLOSER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL OR HORSESHOE ROAD TAKE THE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND HEAD OVER THERE BEFORE YOU HEAD OVER TO PARK CITY. REPORTER: A SMALL PROBLEM HERE, PEOPLE BRINGING IN THINGS NOT ALLOWED. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TELL PEOPLE? WHO WANTS TO CARRY SOMETHING TO A GOLF TOURNAMENT? MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ROOM FOR SODA OR BEER. TRY NOT TO BRING ANY BAGS OUT. ENJOY THE DAY. WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE LOOK AT OUR WEBSITE, 2015 U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN.COM. REPORTER: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A LINK TO THAT WEBSITE ON OUR WEBSITE, WGAL.COM. THE TOURNAMENT STARTS AT 8:30 THIS MORNING. NOBODY OUT HERE ON THE DRIVING RANGE JUST YET, LORI, BUT MAYBE WE'LL CATCH A FEW GOLFERS AS WE CONTINUE ON THIS MORNING. WE'LL BE BACK IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. LORI: WE'LL BE CHECKING IN. THANKS, KATELYN. NEWS 8 IS THE PLACE TO TURN ALL WEEKEND FOR U.S. OPEN COVERAGE. WHETHER YOU ARE AT HOME OR ON THE COURSE. NEWS 8'S TRAFFIC ANCHOR DANIELLE WOODS WILL HAVE LIVE UPDATES LATER TODAY ON WHAT'S HAPPENING AS YOU MAKE YOUR WAY AROUND THE COURSE.

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About 20,000 people are expected to attend the U.S. Women's Open today. News 8 spoke with the championship director about how the crews are going to handle the crowds.